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The internship year in psychiatry: a status report
The American Journal of Psychiatry
|July 1, 1981
Summary
The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology's new internship requirement led to diverse 4-year psychiatry residency programs. Directors reported general satisfaction with the internship year's quality and content.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Psychiatry Training
Background:
- The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology reinstated an internship requirement.
- This led most psychiatry residency programs to adopt a 4-year structure.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the content and quality of the new mandatory internship year in psychiatry residency programs.
- To understand the impact of the reinstated requirement on residency training.
Main Methods:
- A questionnaire was distributed to over 200 psychiatry residency directors.
- Data was collected regarding the structure and perceived quality of the internship year.
Main Results:
- Significant diversity exists in the content and structure of the internship year across programs.
- Residency directors expressed general satisfaction with the quality of the internship experience.
Conclusions:
- The mandatory internship year has been implemented with considerable variation.
- Overall satisfaction suggests the new requirement is being positively received despite diversity in implementation.